2011 U19 World Championship Men

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Lietuva to host pre WC tourney. Team USA practice begins in Colorado June 17- June 24th. The Lietuva tourney begins on June 24th. I dont see how team USA will prepared for this tourney. Article below:

03/06/2011

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PANEVEZYS (Global Games) - Lithuania is set to host the 2011 edition of the international youth tournament "Global Games", where eight top teams hailing from four continents will come head to head, serving as the conclusion to the teams' preparations to the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men.

The Global Games will be held in Panevezys and Vilnius, Lithuania, from 24-28 June and includes U19 teams from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Latvia, USA and hosts Lithuania will take part, while Lithuania's U20 team completes the line-up.

Panevezys is the fifth largest city in Lithuania, located halfway between Vilnius and Riga - both of which will be hosting top international basketball, with EuroBasket 2011 and U19 World Championship games being played in the respective cities.

Lithuanian basketball legends, Olympic and World Champions Arvydas Sabonis and Šarunas Marčiulionis both studied at the Panevezys Sports School where they were taught by Raimundas Sargūnas.

Panevezys' Cido Arena plays host to EuroBasket group A, which includes the Lithuanian national team .

Global Games schedule

June 24, "Cido" arena, Panevezys

16:45: U19 Australia - U19 Brazil;
19:10: U19 Lithuania - U19 Argentina.

25 June, "Cido" arena

14:15: U19 Canada - U19 Latvia;
16:45: U19 Argentina - U19 Brazil;
19:10: U19 Lithuania - U19 Australia.

26 June, "Cido" arena

16:45: U19 Canada - U19 Australia;
19:10: U19 USA - U20 Lithuania.

27 June, "Cido" arena

16:45 p.m., U19 Canada - U19 Brazil;
19:10 p.m., U19 Argentina - U20 Lithuania.

28 June, "Siemens" arena, Vilnius

19:10 p.m., U19 Lithuania - U19 USA

Tickets can be purchased at "Tiketa" box-office or online